Eka Resources presents its latest Exhibition. Samvega – Aesthetic Shock by Lesleigh Goldberg at the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The show has been curated by Dr. Alka Pande and Pramod Kumar KG.
Category Archives: exhibition
Samvega – Aesthetic Shock, by Lesleigh Goldberg
Castle Kanota Museum
Kanota Garh,a castle built in 1872 and the seat of the Thakurs of Kanota, is situated roughly 30 minutes from Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. The castle is noted for its most famous resident, Thakur Amar Singh (b. 1878, r. 1924-1942) and his detailed hand-written diaries that run into several large volumes and give us privileged glimpses into courtly life in Rajasthan at the turn of the century.
Weavers Studio Textile Study Centre
Weavers Studio has a design repertoire of more than 20,000 wooden blocks, 1000 textile reference books, 500 old and rare textiles from India and abroad as well as contemporary world textiles from Japan, Africa and Indonesia.
We have been asked to lend our cataloguing expertise to organise the textile collections, and further develop it into a truly representative sample of the textile arts of the subcontinent.
Art of Heritage Collection
Client: Art of Heritage group, Riyadh December 2010 – ongoing The Art of Heritage group (AHG) previously The Heritage Center (a division of Al Nahda Charity) holds a vast collection of traditional textiles, carpets, jewelry, artifacts, doors and other material objects important to the culture, tradition, heritage and history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. [...]
Udai Bilas Palace Collection
The mid-19th century Udai Bilas Palace houses a diverse collection of textiles, photographs, photographic and film equipment, and other assorted smaller items. Eka is the sole museum consultant to the palace and is also responsible for cataloguing the materials, curating and executing an eventual museum space.
Raja Deen Dayal: The Studio Archives from the IGNCA Collection
Exhibition on the life and work of Raja Deen Dayal in collaboration with the IGNCA. On view from 1000 – 1730 hrs daily (except Mondays and National Holidays) at IGNCA, CV Mess, Janpath, New Delhi 110001.
Vriksha
Curated by Eka ‘Vriksha’ was an exhibition of botanical drawings from the collection of Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. Eka was also responsible for the concepts, exhibition design and display, relevant research and textual references.
Vastra
‘Vastra’ was an exhibition on traditional Bengal textiles from the 17th century to contemporary times. Eka was responsible for selection of works, concepts, curation, exhibition design and display, relevant research, and textual references.
Bhutan: An Eye to History
An exhibition of photographs which trace the history of Bhutan’s earliest encounter with photography to the contemporary photographs taken by His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan. Eka was contracted to curate and collate materials for the exhibition, as well as create an accompanying catalogue.
The Pichwai Tradition in India
Eka is assigned to coordinate, curate and implement this forthcoming exhibition of the most spectacular pichwais from around the world by the Prakriti Foundation .
Preview of the Nemai Ghosh Archives
The preview was held at the Delhi Art Gallery Pavilion at the 2nd India Arts Summit, 2009. Eka selected the images for display and was also responsible for concepts, curation, exhibition design and display, relevant research, and textual references.
19th – 22nd August 2009 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India
Deen Dayal Studio Archive at IGNCA
Eka assessed the materials of this extensive archive which comprises of glass plates negatives, original studio registers from Bombay and Hyderabad, etc. This has culminated with an exhibition at the IGNCA on Raja Deen Dayal and his Studio archive.
Long Exposure: The Camera at Udaipur, 1857-1957
Eka conceptualised, designed and implemented the first photographic exhibition mounted at the City Palace Museum, Udaipur, titled ‘Long Exposure: The Camera at Udaipur, 1857 – 1957′. It traces the evolution of Udaipur’s photographic heritage over its most significant 100 year period
Mantles of Myth: The Narrative in Indian Textiles
Eka was responsible for conceiving and curating the first international conference ever held on a highly specialized and localized textile tradition of India.
City Palace Museum, Udaipur
Eka is the Museum Consultant to,The City Palace Complex Udaipur, the oldest and most prestigious Rajput palace complex in India. We are advising on every aspect of its re-presentation – i.e. display, archiving, storage, planning, publication, outreach, gallery improvements and recruitment.